ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s army conducted a successful training launch of its indigenously developed “Fateh-II” missile system on Tuesday, the military’s media wing said in a statement, saying that it was equipped with advanced avionics and state-of-the-art navigational aids.
The training launch was conducted by the Army Rocket Force Command. Pakistan announced in August last year it had formed the unit to consolidate the country’s conventional missile and rocket capabilities under a single structure.
“The training launch was aimed at the training of troops, validating various technical parameters and performance evaluation of different sub-systems incorporated for improved accuracy and enhanced survivability,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s media wing, said in a statement.
It said the missile launch was witnessed by senior officers from the army’s Strategic Plans Division, the Army Rocket Force Command and the Pakistan Army, along with scientists and engineers of the Strategic Organizations unit.
“The president, prime minister of Pakistan, the chief of defense forces and services chiefs appreciated the technical prowess, dedication and commitment of all those who contributed toward the successful training fire of the missile,” the ISPR concluded.
Pakistan regularly tests missiles and other weapons that can enable it to target military installations or strategic infrastructure deep inside neighboring territory.
The launch comes amid strained ties between India and Pakistan. The two countries were engaged in a brief but fierce military conflict in May last year.
Both pounded each other with drones, missiles, artillery fire and fighter jets before the US brokered a ceasefire between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
